October - Mt. Moriah #28 Home Page

A .D. 2015
A .L . 6015
O c tob e r
Tr est le Boa r d
Warrant Dated January 11, 1854
121 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ 08505-0646
(609) 298-0091
http://www.mountmoriah28.com
Regular Communications
2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30pm
From the Ea st
B rethren,
Part 2: Continuing with thoughts from Albert Pike’s “Morals and Dogma of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry” Charleston, 1871.
(861 pages) page number is noted in brackets.
Masonry will do all in its power, by direct exertion and co-operation, to
improve and inform as well as to protect the people; to better their physical condition, revive their miseries, supply their wants, and minister to
their necessities. (p. 180)
Every Masonic Lodge is a temple of religion and its teachings are instructions in religion. For here are inculcated disinterestedness, affection, toleration, devotedness, patriotism, truth, a generous sympathy with those
who suffer and mourn, pity for the fallen, mercy for the erring, relief for
those in want, Faith, Hope, and Charity. (p. 213)
The practical object of Masonry is the physical and moral amelioration
and the intellectual and spiritual improvement of individuals and society.
(p. 218)
Masonry represents the Good Principle and constantly wars against the
evil one,... at everlasting and deadly feud with the demons of ignorance,
brutality, baseness, falsehood, slavishness of soul, intolerance, superstition, tyranny, meanness, the insolence of wealth, and bigotry. (p. 221)
That God is One, immutable, unchangeable, infinitely just and good; that
Light will finally overcome Darkness,–Good conquer Evil, and Truth be
victor over Error;–these, rejecting all the wild and useless speculations
of the Zend-Avesta, the Kabalah, the Gnostics. and the Schools, are the
religion and Philosophy of Masonry. (p. 275)
No one Mason has the right to measure for another, within the walls of a
Masonic Temple, the degree of veneration which he shall feel for any Reformer or the Founder of any Religion. We teach a belief in no particular
creed, as we teach unbelief in none. (p. 308)
We teach the truth of none of the legends we recite. They are to us but
parables and allegories, involving and enveloping Masonic instruction;
and vehicles of useful and interesting information. (p. 329)
Fraternally,
Jose G. Gonzalez
Worshipful Master
From The W est
Constitution And Laws
T i t le Se v en: A ppendi x 7. 3.1
Suggested Form of Lodge By-Laws
Article I
Communications
The regular communications of this lodge shall be held on the (first and third
Mondays) of each month (except during the months of July and August, legal
holidays, and during the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge). The hour shall
be … o’clock P.M.; the Worshipful Master may, in his discretion, open regular
communications up to one hour earlier, provided that due and timely notice
shall be given to every member and that no business is transacted until the
regular hour of opening.
Article II
Officers
Section 1. In addition to the officers prescribed by the Manual, the Worshipful Master may appoint an additional Chaplain.
Section 2. In addition to the duties prescribed in the Manual, it shall be the
duty of the Treasurer and Secretary to render annual reports at the first
regular communication in January.
Article III
Proxy
At the annual communication there shall be elected a proxy to the Grand
Lodge.
Article IV
Trustees
Section1. The Board of Trustees shall consist of three members, one of whom
shall be elected at the first annual communication for one year, one for two
years and one for three years, and thereafter, at each annual election, one
Trustee shall be elected for a term of three years.
Section 2. A Trustee may also hold appointive office in lodge.
Section3. The duties of the Trustees shall be to receive, hold, care for, and
invest, under the direction of the lodge, and all funds and property committed to their care.
They shall promptly report to the lodge in writing each investment made by
them. They shall keep themselves informed as to the conditions relating to
any security or investment of the lodge funds and shall promptly report to the
lodge in writing any matter affecting such investment or security. They shall
keep all securities of the lodge in a safe deposit box in the name of the lodge.
They shall have general charge and supervision of the lodge room, furniture
and property of the lodge and shall see that the same is kept properly insured
at all times.
They shall render an annual report at the first regular communication in
January, and giving a full account of all receipts and disbursements and itemized statement of all investments and property held by them.
Section 4. Lodge funds shall be invested only as directed by the lodge and in
such investments as may be lawful for funds of savings and fiduciary institutions of the State of New Jersey.
Article V
Election Of Officers
Section 1. At the Annual Communication, immediately after the opening of
the lodge, the Secretary shall place the ballot-box upon his table, wherein any
member of the lodge may place nominations for any or all of the elective officers, which nominations shall be read for the information of the lodge, before
proceeding with the election.
Section 2. No brother shall be eligible to hold any office unless he is present to
signify his acceptance thereof, or has authorized someone present to accept
for him.
Article VI
Committees
The Worshipful Master shall appoint the following committees:
A Standing committee of three, through whom the supplies shall be ordered,
and by whom all bills of indebtedness shall be audited;
A Relief committee of three, who shall officiate almoners;
An Auditing committee of three, not holding other office, whose duty it shall
be to examine the books, accounts and reports of the Treasurer, Secretary,
and Trustees, and report in writing upon the correctness of the same at the
next regular communication after the reports of said Officers and Trustees
shall have been received, and at such other times as directed.
Article VII
Fees and Dues
Section 1. The initiation fee shall be … dollars, … dollars of which shall accompany the petition, the balance to be paid before initiation. There shall also
be paid prior to his initiation, such sum as the Grand Lodge shall determine
from time to time, as an initial contribution to charity, to be applied specifically to the maintenance of the Masonic Home Fund.
Section 2. The annual dues shall be … dollars, plus all Grand Lodge assessments heretofore or hereafter levied, payable in advance, provided, however,
that upon granting a demit, the lodge shall remit such portion of the dues as
shall be unearned.
Article VIII
Life Membership
Any Master Mason, a member of this lodge, who is not indebted to this lodge,
or to the Grand Lodge, may become a life member upon payment in advance
of (a sum equivalent to at least ten times the amount of annual due) and such
life member shall be exempt from future payment of dues to the lodge.
Article IX
Masonic Law
This lodge shall be at all times subject to and be governed by the provisions
of Masonic Law as contained in the Landmarks, Constitution and Laws and
Manual of the Grand Lodge.
Amendments to these by-laws must be presented in writing at a regular
communication of the lodge and action thereon postponed until the next
regular communication, and then shall require the assent of a majority of the
members present for their adoption. Due and timely notice of the proposed
amendments must be mailed to each member at his last known address
before action is taken. Amendments shall take effect when approved by the
Grand Master.
Respectfully,
Ted M. D’Annunzio
Senior Warden
Poker Night
Spend an Evening of Fellowship
with your Brothers
October 29 at 7:30pm
Mt. Moriah Lodge #28, Lewis Parker Lounge
$10 buy in with 1 r e -buy
Pizza will be ordered · Bring your favorite beverage
Please register in advance by calling W.B. Roger K. Fisher at
(609) 234-6024 or emailing PleasePokeFun@me.com
R e m i n de r
From the desk of
t h e Secr eta ry
Brothers, the end of 2015 is fast approaching and I see that
many Brothers have not sent in their dues for 2015.
Please check your membership cards and see that it is dated
2015. If not, please contact me if you have any questions, or
remit dues in the amount of $106.50 immediately.
As you may be aware, a recent change in the New Jersey Grand
Lodge Constitution and Laws requires all lodges to suspend
Brothers who are behind in payment of dues. If you have a special circumstance, please contact me or the Worshipful Master.
You may contact me via e-mail at
McCormickRB@Verizon.net or by calling (609) 499-0499.
Br. Robert B. McCormick
Secretary
Mount Moriah Lodge #28 F. & A.M.
L ege n da ry
Table
Lodge
Our honored guest and speaker will be
M W A n t h o n y W. M o n t u o r i
Grand Master of Masons of the State of New Jersey
November 11 at 6:30pm
Valley of Central Jersey
103 Dunns Mill Road
Bordentown, NJ 08505
$ 4 0 pe r Pe r s o n
We encourage you to get your tickets early.
For more information and tickets:
Jose Gonzales, WM (609) 499-1413
Ted M. D’Annunzio, Sr., SW (609) 499-2949
Richard W. LaBaw, JW (609) 499-0418
Bor den town Ch a p t er No. 257, O.E . S.
Fried Oyster and Chicken Salad
Family-Style Dinner
Saturday, October 10 · 2pm to 6pm
at the Scottish Rite Center, 103 Dunns Mill Road, Bordentown, NJ
Handicapped Accessible
Menu
Fried Oysters, Chicken Salad, Parsley Potatoes,
Green Beans, Pepper Cabbage, Cranberry Sauce,
Homemade Apple Sauce, Homemade Cakes, Beverages
Tickets
$25 Adult · $10 Child (12 & under)
$25 Take-Outs (2:30-4:30pm)
Takeouts also available
No tickets sold at the door. For tickets, contact
Joan Carslake at (609) 298-2346
Volunteers for kitchen preparation
and serving are needed
Please contact Sharon McCormick at (609) 499-0499
for more information.
Bor den town Ch a p t er No. 257, O.E . S.
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Sunday, November 1 at 5pm at Mt. Moriah
All proceeds after expenses to benefit
the Mt. Moriah #28 Lodge Building Fund
A ll-You - Ca n-E at for $1 5 Each
Only 100 tickets available • No tickets sold at the door
M en u
Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans,
Homemade Coleslaw, Homemade Applesauce,
Rolls/Butter, Beverages, Dessert
Volunteers for set-up and clean-up are welcome
Please contact Sharon McCormick at (609) 499-0499
or mccormicksm@verizon.net for more information
or to donate supplies.
Blue Stone–Mystic Tie–Malta Doric Lodge No. 35
Cordially Invites You to Attend
The Official Visit of
Most Worshipful Anthony W. Montuori
Grand Master of Masons
of the State of New Jersey
to the
Open
R ecep t ion
In Honor of R.W. Roger Quintana
Junior Grand Warden
Saturday, October 17th
The Fellowship Center
1114 Oxmead Road
Burlington, New Jersey
4:00pm Social Hour
5:00pm Reception
6:30pm Dinner
$65 per Person · No tickets will be issued
Checks Payable to: BSMTMD #35
Mail reservation forms and checks to:
RW William Anderson
134 West 28th St., Bayonne, NJ 07002
Cut below the dashed line.
Please write the names of all those included in this reservation below,
then fold on the dotted line.
I would like_______ reservations @ $65 each.
Total enclosed:_ ____________
Name_____________________________ District_ _______
Lodge____________________ Title_ ___________________
Email_ ___________________ Phone___________________
M ason’s Progr ess
Awa i t i ng
En t er ed A ppr en t ice Degr ee
Mr. Benjamin David Pinter
Ne w Jer sey DeMol ay
Legion of Honor In vestitur e
Honoring
Active Legion of Honor:
Brother Richard W. LaBaw
Honorary Legion of Honor:
RW William J. Morelli PGC
at the Valley of Central Jersey
103 Dunns Mill Road, Bordentown, NJ 08505
Sunday October 1 1t h, 201 5
2pm Private Investiture (open to Legionnaires only)
3pm Public Investiture (open to all)
5pm Social Hour/Cash Bar/Dinner (Adults $40/Children $20)
RSVP by October 2nd, to John Ryan (jryan@njmasonic.org)
1 Killdeer Glen, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Ou r Lodge T rust ees
Trustee to 2016:
Bro. Richard E. Shenowski
(609)291-9745
Trustee to 2017:
D.B. Raymond E. Jones
(609)298-5563
Trustee to 2018:
Bro. David Patriarca
Trustee to 2019:
R.W. Joseph Varga
(609)499-0138
Trustee to 2020:
R.W. George A. Chidley
(609)462-3267
Appointed
O u r L o d g e C o m m i tt e e s
R it ual
R.W. Richard F. LaBaw, Jr., Chair
R.W. George A. Chidley
Financ e
R.W. P. Brian Sisz, Chair
M.W. Edgar N. Peppler
Bro. Joseph Lippincott
Comm u nity O u tr e ach
W.B. Dean Buhrer, Chair
M e ntoring
W.B. David S. Blew, Chair
D u e s Coll e ction
R.W. Brian Sisz, Chair
W.M. Jose G. Gonzalez
C harity
R.W. Carl H. Doan, Chair
R.W. Richard H. Trout
R.W. P. Brian Sisz
S ic k n e ss and D istr e ss
Bro. Barry Oros, Chair
Bro. Joseph Hand
Au dit
Bro. David S. Workman, Chair
W.B. David S. Blew
Bro. Michael Onofri
L e w Par k e r S cholarship
Bro. Robert B. McCormick, Chair
Bro. Albert Bela Ari
Bro. Robert E. Oliver
B lood Ban k
W.B. Roger K. Fisher, Chair
W.B. Dean J. Buhrer
Bylaws
R.W. Carl H. Doan, Chair
R.W. George A. Chidley
R.W. Henry P. Fratz
M asonic H om e
Bro. William Federico
L iason to East e rn S tar
Bro. Robert B. McCormick
Facility/ B u ilding
M aint e nanc e
Bro. Dave Patriarca
W idow ’ s S u pport
W.M. Jose G. Gonzalez
O u r L i v i n g Pa s t M a s t e r s
1965 Joseph Varga, PJGD
1999 Mark Dempsky
1966 Edgar N. Peppler, PGM
2001 James F. Anderson
1971 Robert C. Guest
2002 Charles V. Anderson
1972 Richard H. Trout, PSGD
2003 Richard F. LaBaw, Jr., PGSB
1977 John McCoy
1980 Ronald R. Meadows
1982 Robert W. Alpaugh
1983 Harry S. Forman, Jr.
1985 Michael Grenz, PGC, PGMar
1991 Dean R. V. Allen
1992 Thomas V. Petito
1993 Joseph R. Shields, Jr.
2004 William D. Pigott
2005 Henry P. Fratz, PDDGM
2006 Roger K. Fisher
2007 David S. Blew
2008 Ned A. Koble
2009 Joseph B. Varga
2010 P. Brian Sisz, PGC, GL Trustee
1994 Holmes L. Hay
2011 William J. Morelli, PGC
1995 William F. Walling, PGC
2012 Dean J. Buhrer
1996 F. Gerry Spence, PDDGM
2013 R.W. George A. Chidley, GC
1997 Carl H. Doan, PGC
2014 Robert J. Pigott
Ou r Aff i l i at e d
L i v i ng Pa s t M a s t e r s
1973 Robert E. McElhone
(Joseph H. Brown Lodge)
1981 Robert E. Petersen
(Warren Lodge)
1982 Kenneth E. Ibach (Auburn Lodge)
1988 Frank L. Blades (Woodstown Lodge)
1990 William J. Booher (Pyramid)
1994 John R. Parke (Gothic Fraternal)
1997 Michael A. Ramirez
(Mariner’s Lodge)
1997 Dennis R. Bator (Palestine Lodge)
1997 Ronald R. Meadows
(South Pine Lodge)
2003 Scott Wiese (Princeton)
I n a n d Ab o u t t h e T e m p l e
Brethren, you and your Masonic friends are cordially invited to participate in
the following Masonic events:
October
?? October 3-4 All Day: Annual Bordentown Cranberry Festival. All
members are encouraged to volunteer. Contact Bro. Jim Potts at (609) 3065447 for more information.
?? October 4
6:00pm:
7:00pm:
White Apron Rehearsal.
All White Apron Officers are required to attend.
Fellow Craft Degree Rehearsal.
All Officers are required to attend.
?? October 6
7:00pm: DLI hosted by Burlington Lodge #32,
Route 541, Burlington, NJ. All Officers are required to attend and all Brothers
are encouraged to attend.
?? October 11 8:15am: Bagels & Coffee
9:30, 10:45am: Sunday services, Wheelchair Push, Masonic
Home. All are welcome! Our residents rely on us to fill this need. We start
helping our family members at 9:00am, so come early so you have time to
socialize with your Brothers.
7:00pm: Fellow Craft Degree Rehearsal.
All Officers are required to attend.
?? October 14 7:30pm: Regular Communication (Advanced Stations). Guest speaker in attendance.
?? October 17 4:00pm: Junior Grand Warden Reception at the
Fellowship Center in Burlington, NJ. See ad.
?? October 18 9:00am: Tour of the Battleship New Jersey in Camden.
Contact Bro. Jim Potts at (609) 306-5447 for more information.
Attendees will gather at Mt. Moriah at 9:00am for a 10:45am tour.
6:00pm: White Apron Rehearsal.
?? 7:00pm: Fellow Craft Degree Rehearsal (Advanced
Stations). A
ll White Apron Officers and all Officers are required to attend.
?? October 19
6:30pm: Craftsman Club Dinner. See ad.
?? October 22 7:00pm: GLI hosted by Burlington Lodge #32,
Route 541, Burlington, NJ. All Officers are required to attend and all Brothers
are encouraged to attend.
?? October 28 7:00pm: Entered Apprentice Degree
performed by White Apron Degree Team.
?? October 29
7:30pm: “Poker Night” at Lewis Parker Room. (See ad)
S u pp o r t O u r Sp o n s o r s
Peppl er F un er a l Hom e s
Bordentown
Bro. Edgar N. Peppler, Jr., Mgr.
NJ Lic. 3926
(609) 298-1333
Allentown
Karen E. Peppler, Mgr.
NJ Lic. 4584
(609) 259-7391
Sport sm en ’ s Cen t er
US Highway 130
Bordentown, NJ 08505
(609) 298-5300
Bros. Paul & Brian Sisz
Pow na l l El ec t r ic
136 Irvington Avenue
Yardville, NJ 08620
(609) 585-0591
Bro. Joseph Pownall
Freedom Financial
Luc a s Ch e v rol et
1622 Route 38,
Lumberton, NJ 08048
(609) 267-0200
Jim Lynch
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Advisors
Retirement, Estate, Tax &
Wealth Management
132 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown City, NJ 08505
(609) 291-8363
Bro. David Workman, CPA
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C M S Geo t h er m a l
130 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, N. J. 08505
(609) 298-3018
Bro. Patrick Jones
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Bu r l i ngt on Cl e a n er s
201 South Route 130
Burlington, NJ 08016
(609) 386-1616
Bro. Ted M. D’Annunzio
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Bob ’ s Ba r ber Shop
2786 S. Broad St., Trenton, NJ
(609) 888-4222
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H er d t Fenci ng
183 Bordentown-Crosswicks Road
Crosswicks, NJ 08515
(609) 298-2201
Bro. Mike Galati
Da n i el M acN ei l W i l son, L LC
Group Insurance Brokerage, Life, Health, Annuities
16 Bernath Drive
(609) 587-9092 (tel)
Hamilton, NJ 08690
(609) 338-1865 (cell)
dmwgmnj2004@verizon.net
Grand Lodge of NJ
Speci a l E v en ts
For more detailed information,
please refer to the full ads in the following Trestle Board issues:
Grand Lodge Event
Date(s)
Trestle
Board
JGW Reception
October 17
September
Digital copies of past Trestle Boards can be downloaded from
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Mt. Moriah's official website at http://mountmoriah28.com
Craftsman Club News
Regular meetings on September 16 at 7pm
Visit to the Battleship New Jersey on October 18 at 9am
(Departs from Lodge)
Dinner on October 19 • December 14
at 6:30pm, followed by meetings at 7:30pm
Great opportunity to have a fine meal and fellowship
at a modest price, $7 per person.
Open to Mount Moriah Lodge #28 Members,
their Families, & Friends
All tickets must be purchased in advance.
No tickets at the door. Tickets are available in advance of each dinner
at our regular communications, or by contacting
Bro. Jim Potts at (609) 306-5447 or Bro. Mike Onofri at (609) 298-8163.